- Darla Shannon: [Darla, Jessie and Tony are walking back into the Ross penthouse, unable to keep up the charade] Jessie! You don't seem very excited about my new job!
- Jessie Prescott: [trying to tell her the truth] Look, Darla, there's no easy way for me to say this, but...
- [tells another lie]
- Jessie Prescott: Brooks is... a terrible boss! I can't let you work for him!
- Darla Shannon: [shocked] What?
- [patting Tony's shoulder]
- Darla Shannon: But he seems like an absolute angel!
- Tony Chiccolini: [to Darla] Thank you, Darla!
- Jessie Prescott: [to Darla] Well, he's not.
- [Darla looks at Jessie in shock]
- Jessie Prescott: He has a horrible memory, lousy taste in art; and cannot follow clear instructions!
- Tony Chiccolini: [to Jessie] Oh, yeah?
- [to Darla]
- Tony Chiccolini: Your stepsister can be very ungrateful,
- [looking at Jessie]
- Tony Chiccolini: even when someone is doing her a huge, *huge* favour!
- Darla Shannon: [to Tony] She's always been selfish. One time she threw herself down a well just to get attention!
- Jessie Prescott: Yes! Who wouldn't want to be shown on national TV fishing a *leech* out of their *underpants*?
- Darla Shannon: I just felt bad for that poor leech!
- Jessie Prescott: [Jessie is about to launch herself into a catfight with Darla, but Tony restrains her] Brooks... just tell Darla she can't work for you!
- Darla Shannon: [shocked] How mean can you be?
- Jessie Prescott: This from the girl who told me that hornets nest was a piñata!
- Darla Shannon: Well, it was full of lots of little surprises!
- [to Tony]
- Darla Shannon: Brooks, I just hope you got a prenup because you can do a *lot* better!
- Jessie Prescott: [finally had enough of Darla's nastiness] You know what? That's it! Why am I still trying to impress you? All of our lives, I've been so worried what you think about me; but why should I care what *you* think? I mean, you're *mean* and *petty*! *Cinderella* had nicer stepsisters!
- [storming off to the couch]
- Darla Shannon: [wondering why Jessie was yelling at her] What're you babbling about?
- Jessie Prescott: [admitting the truth to Darla] OK, the truth is; Brooks and I didn't get married!
- Ravi Ross: [Ravi comes out of the screening room relieved] FINALLY!
- Darla Shannon: [Darla looks at Tony, flirtatiously] So, Brooks, does that mean you're available?
- Jessie Prescott: [looking at Darla, bluntly] This isn't Brooks, this is Tony!
- Darla Shannon: [feeling let down] Tony the doorman?
- Tony Chiccolini: [looks at Darla, smiling] So you've heard of me!
- Darla Shannon: [looking at Jessie, confused] So, you made all of this up? What's going on here?
- Jessie Prescott: [admitting the truth] I *was* engaged to a billionaire named Brooks, but I called it off at the last minute. I didn't want to tell you because even if I didn't get dumped, I knew you would still rub my nose in it.
- Darla Shannon: I don't rub your nose in things! Have I mentioned one word about your pathetic excuse for an acting career?
- Jessie Prescott: Uh, you just did.
- Darla Shannon: Well, you deserved it, because you made me quit my job!
- Jessie Prescott: [feeling bad] OK, actually, I do feel bad about that. Maybe you could get it back?
- Darla Shannon: [sitting on the couch trying to get her phone out] Oh, I don't think so. Um, here's the text I sent my boss.
- [showing Ravi, Jessie and Tony the rude text Darla sent her boss]
- Tony Chiccolini: [reading the text] Whoa!
- [to Darla]
- Tony Chiccolini: Are you sure you're not from Jersey?
- Jessie Prescott: [to Darla, sitting on the couch] Darla, how can I make this up to you?
- Darla Shannon: [to Jessie, about her jewellery] Well, you can start by giving me that watch.
- [Jessie hands Darla her watch]
- Darla Shannon: And that necklace.
- [Jessie takes her necklace off and hands it to Darla]
- Darla Shannon: And those earrings.
- [Darla giggles as Jessie hands her the earrings. Darla gets up off the couch]
- Darla Shannon: And your shoes.
- [Jessie takes her shoes off]
- Jessie Prescott: [to Darla, about the shoes] Wait, but we don't even have the same size feet!
- Darla Shannon: I know! I just need something huge to put all this stuff in!
- [Darla walks out of the apartment and into the elevator]
- Jessie Prescott: [to Ravi] Let this be a lesson to you Ravi, lying is never the answer.
- Ravi Ross: Yes. When will I ever learn?
- Ravi Ross: [Jessie and Ravi are in the elevator, and he is trying to convince Jessie to tell her stepsister, Darla the truth about the wedding being called off] I really think you should just tell Darla you did not get married. After all, you always tell us, "Honesty is the best policy"!
- Jessie Prescott: [Jessie cringes at the thought] Not with Darla. One time, she took a picture of me in my training bra and put it where everyone can see it.
- Ravi Ross: [gasps] On the Internet?
- Jessie Prescott: No, on the base water tower!
- [pause]
- Jessie Prescott: And they said Texas was flat!
- [shrugging]
- Jessie Prescott: It's not like I'm going to run into *Darla* in New York City!
- Darla Shannon: [Right on cue, the elevator pings into the lobby, and Darla walks into the lobby with her luggage and gasps in shock as she sees Jessie] Howdy step-sissy!
- Jessie Prescott: [Jessie is shocked to see Darla] Darla?
- [Darla squeals and hugs her tight]
- Jessie Prescott: Why doesn't this ever happen when I mention Channing Tatum?
- Darla Shannon: Jessie, I called you, like, 50 times! Why didn't you pick up? It's not like you have any friends keeping you busy!
- Jessie Prescott: [looking at Darla] Well, with enemies like *you*; who *needs* friends!
- Ravi Ross: [to Jessie, quietly] Good one, Jessie!
- Jessie Prescott: [to Ravi, quietly] Thanks.
- Darla Shannon: [looking at Ravi] Hi there! Who's this little fella?
- [touching Ravi's nose]
- Jessie Prescott: [pointing at Ravi to Darla, confused] That's Ravi! You've already met him!
- [Darla looks at Jessie, confused]
- Ravi Ross: [trying to refresh Darla's memory to when they were in Texas] Texas? Your mother's wedding?
- Jessie Prescott: [also remembering Texas] His giant lizard briefly dated your *dog*?
- Darla Shannon: [now remembering and laughing] Oh yeah! Of course!
- [laughing, then looking at Ravi]
- Darla Shannon: That was creepy.
- Jessie Prescott: [to Darla] Sorry, I missed your calls, Darla! My phone's not working.
- [Just then Darla hears Jessie's phone ringing, and Jessie hums to cover the ringtone]
- Darla Shannon: [finding Jessie's phone] Ha!
- [getting her phone out of her bag]
- Darla Shannon: You can't hear that?
- Jessie Prescott: [grabbing her phone] Oh, you know what? Sorry. I thought it was the ringing in my head! It's been there since you *threw me down that well*!
- Darla Shannon: Wow! It only took you two *minutes* to bring that up!
- Jessie Prescott: Well, it took two days for them to bring *me* up!
- [trying to close her bag]
- Jessie Prescott: So, don't you need to be going back to the airport to catch a plane,
- [through gritted teeth]
- Jessie Prescott: or a flying monkey?
- Darla Shannon: [bringing her suitcase] Actually, I have a two-night layover and I'm spending all of it with you and your brand new hubby!
- Jessie Prescott: [sarcastically] Great...
- Ravi Ross: [trying to tell Darla the truth] Actually the wedding was can...
- Jessie Prescott: [covering Ravi's mouth so she can go through with her lie] Can..dlelit like a dream!
- Darla Shannon: [Darla notices Jessie without her ring] Hey! Where's your wedding ring? When you first posted a picture of it, I was like, "Wow! That is so *fake*!"
- Jessie Prescott: Oh, oh, it's real! And it's at a photoshoot. For the cover of BQ Magazine.
- Ravi Ross: [confused] BQ?
- Jessie Prescott: Bling Quarterly.
- [Ravi groans in pain]
- Darla Shannon: [not believing Jessie's lies] Uh-huh.
- [looking around the lobby]
- Darla Shannon: And where's Brooks?
- [laughs]
- Darla Shannon: On the cover of IHQ? Imaginary Husband Quarterly?
- Jessie Prescott: That's ridiculous! Whoever heard of *that* magazine?
- Darla Shannon: Sweetie, Brooks doesn't exist, does he? You just made him up so you can feel special, just like you made up having a Valentine, every year!
- Jessie Prescott: [to Darla, angry] Hey! Dads count!
- [noticing Tony come into the lobby]
- Jessie Prescott: And, BTW, here comes my hunky husband now!
- [introducing Darla to Tony as "Brooks"]
- Jessie Prescott: Darla,
- [putting her hand on Tony's chest]
- Jessie Prescott: meet Brooks!
- Ravi Ross: [to himself] Doo-doo; meet fan.